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Double negation in English Grammar [closed]

I'm unsure if the following sentence contains a double negative, or whether it’s even considered grammatical? He doesn’t like anyone who isn’t British. Do the emphasized words doesn’t and isn’t ...
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Should we use “not to” or “to not”? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Order of “not” with infinitive It's OK to make mistakes; it's not OK not to learn from them. What kind of grammar structure is this? Could I use "to ...
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Parenthetical double negation?

Is this a double negation? Is it still grammatically correct? If not, what is a better form? He cannot go outside (legally, not physically), because he is under house arrest. The meaning is that ...